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www.marinelink.com 83sector. With a wider range of vendors and suppliers available locally, N-KOM can then be even more competitive. Recent Projects of Note Completed at N-KOM? Suezmax tankers Cap Felix and Cap Lara from Greek company Euronav were at the shipyard for repairs and drydock-ing back in 2013. General repairs were carried out for renewal of steel plates, overhauling of cargo pumps, mooring winch repairs, renewal of rudder car- rier bearings, atmospheric condenser retubing, overhauling of main engine turbochargers and units, propeller treat- ment and switchboards inspection. A key element of both projects was the instal-lation of a MEWIS duct. Additionally, major tail-shaft and intermediate shaft repairs were carried out for Cap Lara. This involved the removal of its propel-ler shaft and intermediate shaft for ß ange machining using our 50T Lathe Machine and in-situ boring of intermediate ß ang-es.? N-KOM has undertaken its Þ rst Bal- last Water Treatment System (BWTS) retroÞ t for RasGas chartered LNG carri- er Al Utouriya. Operated by NYK LNG Shipmanagement, the Q-Flex vessel was installed with Ocean Saver?s 3000 cu. m./hr. capacity Mark II system (DNV- approved) during its drydocking period at the shipyard. Fabrication and instal-lation of all steel supports, major com-ponents and pipework were carried out concurrently with other general repairs by the N-KOM project team. Highlights of the repair include the installation of C2E disinfectant unit and steam heaters, main Þ lter units and pumps on Þ lter plat- form, C2E Þ lters units and C2E pumps on the C2E platform, hydraulic power pack unit on sub-platform as well as modiÞ cations on the ballast piping. ? Major repairs of the cargo contain- ment system were recently concluded for a GTT MKIII-membrane LNG car- rier at the shipyard. Following a Second-ary Barrier Tightness Test (SBTT) and acoustic tests, cargo tank containment specialists Gabadi S.L. were engaged to undertake repairs in all four cargo tanks on the vessel. Other key components of the workscope included turbine over- hauling, boiler repairs, main condenser bellows renewal and cleaning and over- hauling of all cargo spray pumps and cryogenic valves. ? Emergency collision damage repairs were undertaken for an LNG carrier at the shipyard this year, involving more than 150T of steel fabrication. Despite the short-notice vessel arrival and com-plex nature of repairs, which involved cropping and renewal of the damaged side shell, bulbous bow, deck plating and its attached internals, the shipyard was able to quickly turnaround the project and deliver on time, budget and schedule to our customer?s satisfaction. ? Jan de Nul?s 27,240 kW J.F.J De Nul, the world?s most powerful cutter suction dredger, underwent major me- chanical repairs during its drydocking period at the shipyard early this year. The dredger?s entire spud carrier, trav- eling cylinder, spud and ladder hoist- ing shaves were over-hauled, including its cutter drive and inboard pump drive coolers. The coolers? 6000kW motors were subsequently overhauled in our electrical workshop. Other notable re-pairs carried out were the overhauling of the deck crane bogie, reconditioning of toothed racks on crane rails, propeller blade repair utilizing hot treatment, ß y-wheel calibration as well as hull coating work.Mike Foster Vice President, General Manager [email protected] (401) 226-1042 cellKyryll Karayev P.E. Repair Yard Manager, Dry Dock Master [email protected] (401) 639-9325 cellSenesco MR Jan14.indd 111/19/2013 11:59:46 AMMR #8 (82-89).indd 83MR #8 (82-89).indd 838/5/2014 10:01:16 AM8/5/2014 10:01:16 AM